CMS’s draft MTF guidance is the most detailed operational document in the entire IRA drug pricing rollout, and almost everyone is going to misread the 14-day clock.
The Medicare Transaction Facilitator is not the payer. It is a data layer. The underlying claim pays the usual way. The MTF identifies eligible events and ships claim-level data to the manufacturer.
Two modules: Data Module is mandatory for everyone. Payment Module is optional. You can opt out of the payment switch. You cannot opt out of reporting. That asymmetry is the spine of the whole design.
The 14-day clock starts when the MTF sends verified data to the manufacturer. Not when the drug was given. Not when the claim was filed. It is a manufacturer transmission deadline, not a provider receipt guarantee.
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